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1420 issues
1915-1942
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
21 issues
1918-1938
In addition to the weekly newspaper, Collyer created a scientific handicapping system that was adopted by millions of readers and
/ In addition to the weekly newspaper, Collyer created a scientific handicapping system that was adopted by millions of readers and published an annual yearbook that gave predictions for all sports. It promoted his system of horse handicapping with detailed ratings for all major thoroughbreds and advice on modifying ratings after each race. Collyer's system is still revered today.